Word: scoped
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...presence as an occupation, and I can easily see how some of them would be motivated to strike at the U.S. wherever they can." If Grenier is right and the Taliban has joined al-Qaeda in taking the fight beyond central Asia, Western authorities will need to widen the scope of their operations at home and abroad. "If he's Taliban, then it greatly expands the universe of people you want to put under surveillance," says Bill Rosenau, a counterterrorism expert at the Rand Corp...
...with the Taliban - in which case this might be the first time they have tried to attack U.S. interests outside Afghanistan and Pakistan. If the Taliban have joined al-Qaeda in taking the fight to the West, then counterterrorism and law-enforcement authorities will need to greatly expand the scope of their operations, at home and abroad. "If he's Taliban, then it greatly expands the universe of people you want to put under surveillance," says Bill Rosenau, a counterterrorism expert at Rand Corp...
...landscape.The UC enters the 2009-2010 school year with 16 additional members, three additional committees, and a new working relationship with the College administration.Most representatives say the changes in the UC, which stem from the recommendations of last March’s Dowling Report, will increase both the scope and efficiency of the UC. Although some members say they are disappointed by the extent of the changes to the College administration, which fell short of some of the overhauls proposed by Dowling, UC President Andrea R. Flores ‘10 says she believes the reforms will move...
...screen time chanting and jeering in a sports bar). Though the plot leaves a few loose ends, these work within the film’s internal logic. The Quantrell Bishop storyline is abandoned in order to focus on Paul’s meeting with Philadelphia Phil, but in the scope of the film, this makes sense. Paul never follows through on his commitments or interactions. He is content to simply let things go, so long as he can resume cheering for the team he loves. Siegel, formerly a writer for The Onion, has a knack for crafting characters that aren?...
...prospective hires from station to station, where they received their job offers and made arrangements for ID badges and uniform fittings. Meanwhile, reporters and photographers, with p.r. docents bolted to their hips, followed close behind. All were surrounded by banners, flat-screen TVs, holographic pictures and models conveying the scope of their new place of employment; at one point, Janet Jackson's "All for You" drifted by from hidden speakers. (Read Joel Stein's cover story "Less Vegas...